Yesterday I posted the Root Beer, so now we go to the actual beer! As most of you know I don't drink beer but my dad does and since he isn't getting around much these days I thought I better use up the beer he left here. Why not make caramel corn for the Christmas party I went to. Now of course I can't taste anything but it sure did smell good lol. I asked my friends to try and they said it was very tasty. I found this recipe on Betty Crocker.
- 8
- cups popped popcorn
- 1
- cup mini-pretzel twists
- 1/2
- cup salted cocktail peanuts
- 1/2
- cup brown ale beer
- 1/4
- cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4
- cup brown rice syrup or corn syrup
- 3
- tablespoons butter
- 1/4
- teaspoon salt
- 1Heat oven to 300°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch pans with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
- 2In large bowl, place popcorn, pretzels and peanuts; set aside.
- 3In 2-quart saucepan, heat ale over medium heat, stirring frequently, until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Pour into glass liquid measuring cup to confirm measure. Add back to saucepan. Stir in brown sugar, syrup and butter. Cook over medium heat until bubbly around edges, stirring occasionally.
- 4Reduce heat to medium-low; cook about 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and syrupy. Remove from heat; carefully stir in salt. Pour over popcorn mixture in bowl; toss until evenly coated. Spread popcorn mixture in pans.
- 5Bake 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, to caramelize mixture. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container.
- Alexis Notes: I used the popcorn in the microwave trick that I posted here. I doubled the pretzels and nuts to give it a little more crunch. I picked all these up in the bulk section of my Winco.
Perfect for the beer lover and I know what I'll be making my dad this Christmas!
Oh man, you are chock full of awesome ideas. This one I may actually try!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteBeer in popcorn? Who knew?!? Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteTwo yummy treats in one.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a beer drinking but the Miller 64 is pretty good.
ReplyDeleteLow calorie and the carbs are 2.4. It is very light. Oh my that carmel corn sounds delicious.
I'd eat the whole bucket!
ReplyDeleteIf I show this to my Hubs, he will make me make it. Hmmmm should I show it to him or not?
ReplyDeleteI recently saw a cheese dip that called for some dark ale, but I couldn't justify buying it just for that. NOW I see this recipe and know I *HAVE* to make both for our super bowl party!!!!!!!!!! PINNED!
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